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HAT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1915.

1 1 94,935 Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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JOSEPH G. BELL, OF GREGORY LANDING, MISSOURI.

HAT.

Application filed September 24, 1915.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr G. BELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gregory Landing, in the county of Clark and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hats; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hats and theprincipal object of the device is to provide a ventilated hat to avoiddanger of sun stroke.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hat having a pivotedcrown which is adapted to rock under the influence of various aircurrents.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a hat which isadapted to be made of straw, felt or any other suitable material.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in whichFigure'l is a side view in elevation of a hat constructed in accordancewith this invention, the dotted line positions illustrating the variouspositions of the crown with relation to the body of the hat. Fig. 2 is atop plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view throughFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view of a hat illustrating thecrown supported in a stationary position. Fig. 5 is a detail sectionalview on an enlarged scale of a portion of a hat showing the method ofbracing a felt hat, and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of thebrace.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the frame of the hatwhile the numeral 2 designates the crown body provided at its upper edgewith a pair of' dia metrically disposed openings 3, through which theattaching rivets of the rockable crown extend. The rockable crown abovereferred to is designated by the numeral 4:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

Serial No. 52,490.

and comprises a single sheet of material 5, which is bent downwardly atits sides as at 6 and provided with apertures 7 for the reception of theattaching rivets 8.

When the device is used in connection with felt hats the crown body isprovided at its upper edge with the reinforcing wire 9 and the crown 4cis provided at its edge with a reinforcing wire 10, while the rivetsextend through an opening 11 formed in the ear 13 at the upper end ofthe converging standard 14, the lower ends of which are connectedtogether by a bar 15, provided with suitable apertures through which theattaching threads may pass.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the crown is attachedto the hat in the manner illustrated and when so desired may be securedby the rivets 16 illustrated in Fig. 4. and will thus be held againstrocking action. Under normal circumstances, however, when the structureillustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, is used, it will be apparent thatthe crown may rock with the various air currents and thus permit a freecirculation of air over the top of the head of the wearer. In this wayit will be apparent that danger of sun stroke and being overcome by theheat is eliminated, and still the wearer is protected against the sun.

WVhile in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A hat comprising a brim, a crown body, and a rockable crown securedtothe crown body to permit the free passage of air over the head of thewearer.

2. A hat comprising a brim, a crown body, a crown pivoted to the upperend of the crown body, said crown being spaced upbody.

' pivotally hold the crown on the crown body,

reinforcing means extending around the upper edge of the crown body andaround the crown at lts edge and trlangular braces se- Copies 01' thispatent may be obtained for five cents each,

cured within the crown body and supporting the rivets.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH e. BELL.

L. W. VIoKERs, C. T. VVAPLES.

Vitnesses by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

